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9．From losing weight to quitting smoking，each December people around the world make a New Year's resolution（决心）．But studies have shown that despite their best effort，most will fail．
Professor Peter Herman，a psychology lecturer at the University of Toronto says that the reasons why resolutions fail are clear．"They are not realistic in some or all of the following respects：people think that they can change themselves more quickly； they think that they can change much more than anyone else； or they think they can change everything more easily．"
Professor Herman suggests that the issue may be a cycle of failure and renewed effort．which he calls"the false-hope syndrome"（虚妄期盼综合征）．The cycle begins with a difficult self-change task．such as overeating or smoking-common yet rarely successful changes．While people may make some initial progress in the task，eventually they fail to achieve their goal．Having failed，they interpret their failure to convince themselves that with a few adjustments they will succeed．Finally，they begin to embark on another attempt，and the cycle repeats．
In his paper on the topic，Professor Herman and his co-author，Janet Polivy，write，"People tend to make the same resolutions year after year，vowing on average l0 times to get rid of a particular vice （恶习）．"Obviously，every renewed vow represents a certain failure； otherwise，there would be no need for yet another attempt．Equally obviously，unsuccessful attempts do not decrease the chance of making future palls for self-change．Even those who are finally successful at sticking to their resolutions make the attempt five or six times on average before succeeding．
Expecting to make a breakthrough is not a good way，so Professor Herman says that the best way of sticking to your resolution is to expect the changes little by little rather than a major transformation．He told Mail Online，"Often this means scaling back （缩减） your resolution to something that is actually manageable．"

32．Why do most people fail in their New Year's resolutions according to Professor Herman？B
A．They doesn't do their best at all．
B．They make unrealistic resolutions．
C．They want to stay unchanged．
D．They change them frequently．
33．What does the underlined part"embark on"in Paragraph 3 probably mean？A
A．Undertake．B．Abandon．C．Welcome．D．Represent．
34．How can you achieve your New Year's resolutions in Professor Herman's opinion？C
A．Set a big resolution．
B．Make a breakthrough．
C．Expect gradual changes．
D．Believe in yourself．
35．What may be the best title for the text？D
A．Actions Speak Louder Than Words
B．Think Twice Before You Do
C．A Bargain Is a Bargain
D．Good Plan Is Half Done．

15．Blood Drive at Civic Center
The local university blood center had a blood drive today at the Civic Center auditorium．Almost 300people showed up，but about 50were turned away for various medical reasons．Fifty others left because the lines were moving so slowly．The event concluded at 6pm，three hours after the scheduled close．It was a long day for everyone-administrators，nurses，and donors．But there were plenty of chairs and tables，and many people brought their own books，magazines，or newspapers．
The first thing the donors had to do，of course，was fill out the donor registration and screening form．When they finished filling out the form，they waited until a nurse called them to her desk．The average adult body contains 8to 12pints of blood．Donors can give one pint at a time．It takes your body 2to 4weeks to replace this amount．Most donors filled up the pint bag within 5to 10minutes．
Before leaving，the donors received a sheet of instructions including Do not lift any heavy objects for 12hours．Leave your pressure bandage on for 2～3hours．Do not smoke for at least 30minutes．Avoid alcohol for the rest of the day．Do not do any laborious activity for 24hours．
"I wish I could hug and kiss all the volunteers that are here today，"said Martha，the blood center donor recruiter．"Many donors underestimate the importance of what they're doing．They think it is no big deal，but it is a big deal．Their blood is actually saving lives，helping other people to live，which will lead to a more harmonious society．We cannot thank them enough for that，nor can the recipients．"

Title Blood Drive at Civic Centre

（71）Place/Where	The Civic Centre auditorium
Number of people who donated blood	Approximately（72）200
Reasons why part of the people present didn't give blood	●（73）Failingin the medical test ●Waiting too long
Process	●Fill out the donor（74）registrationand screening form． ●Wait for their turns to give blood ●Give blood
（75）Amountof blood one person gives	One pint at a time
（76）Instruction for people who have given blood	●Don't lift heavy things within 12hours ●Leave the pressure bandage on for 2～3hours ●（77）Avoidsmoking for not less than 30minutes ●Don't perform any laborious activity for a（78）wholeday
People's（79）attitude（s）towards the blood drive	Enthusiastic，positive and concerned
（80）Importanceof donating blood	●Saving other people's lives ●Contributing to a more harmonious society

2．After nearly 20 hours in the operating room （手术室），the exhausted mother smiled when she heard the cry of her newborn baby．

19．A man who is filled with ambition usually works hard．

20．Bob and Helen quarreled with each other last night but they soon ______．（　　）

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